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wæl-píl

(n.)
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wæl-píl, es; m.

A deadly dart ⬩ death-pang

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A deadly dart, death-pang Wæs his mondryhtne endedógor, ... áwrecen wælpílum wló ne meahte oroð up geteón, Exon. Th. 171, 15; Gú. 1127

wæl-gár

(n.)
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wæl-gár, es; m.

A deadly spear

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Ðǽr wæs heard plega, wælgára wrixl, wígcyrm micel, Cd. Th. 120, 5; Gen. 1990

wæl-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-reáf, es; n.

what is taken from the slain ⬩ spoil taken in war ⬩ spoil ⬩ prey ⬩ robbing the slain

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what is taken from the slain, spoil taken in war, spoil, prey Waelreáf (wael-, uuel-reáb) manubium, Txts. 77, 1277. Wælreáf, manubia (the passage is: Vesperi dirimens manubias (v. Gen. 49, 27), Ald. 26), Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 44:78, 48.

Linked entry: weg-reáf

wægn-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wægn-treów, es; n.

A perquisite of a log of wood from each load to the labourer loading and leading the waggon

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cf. wægn-scilling) On sumere þeóde gebyreþ ... æt wuduláde wǽntreów, æt cornláde hreáccopp, L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 27

wæl-fús

(adj.)
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wæl-fús, adj.

Ready to be slain

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Ready to be slain; referring to Beowulf before the fight in which he was mortally wounded Him wæs geómor sefa, wæfre and wælfús, wyrd ungemete neáh, se sceolde sécean sáwle hord, sundur gedǽlan líf wið líce, Beo. Th. 4831; B. 2420

wæl-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-rǽs, es; m.

A deadly attack ⬩ an attack in which men are slain

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A deadly attack, an attack in which men are slain Wæs sió swátswaðu Sweóna and Geáta, wælrǽs wera, wíde gesýne, Beo. Th. 5886; B. 2947. Æfter wælrǽse wunde gedýgan, 5055; B. 2531.

wæl-fill

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-fill, es; m.

Slaughter ⬩ carnage

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Hér micel wælfill wæs æt Wóddesbeorge (Wódnes-, MS. E.), Chr. 592; Erl. 18, 30. Blódgyte, wællfyll weres, morð mid mundum. Cd. Th. 92,11; Gen. 1527. Heó underbæc beseah wið ðæs wælfylles the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah 154, 29; Gen. 2563

Linked entry: wæl-feall

ge-wæd

(n.)
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ge-wæd, es; n.
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A ford Willelm cyng lǽdde scipfyrde and landfyrde tó Scotlande ... and his landfyrde æt þám Gewæde ( the Forth) inn lǽdde (férde inn ofer ꝥ Wæð, v. l. ), Chr. 1072; P. 208, 14.

Linked entry: wæd

ge-wær

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-wær</b> in the phrase gewær (indecl. cf. wurðan thes firiho barn giwar, Hél. 3641.

medu-wang

(n.)
Grammar
medu-wang, es; m.

A mead-plain ⬩ the ground surrounding the house where mead is drunk

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A mead-plain, the ground surrounding the house where mead is drunk Tó sele comon feówertýne Geáta gongan, módig ( Beowulf ) on gemonge meodowongas træd. Ðá com ingán ealdor þegna, Beo. Th. 3291; B. 1643

staþol-wang

(n.)
Grammar
staþol-wang, es; m. A plain to establish one's self in. v. staþol. III
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Lǽteþ hió ða wlitigan wyrtum fæste stille stondan on staþolwonge ( in the field they occupy ), Exon. Th. 417, 4; Rä. 35, 8. Teón wé of ðisse stówe and unc staþolwangas ( places where we may establish ourselves ) sécan, Cd. Th. 114, 31; Gen. 1912

stán-wang

(n.)
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stán-wang, es; m.
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A stony plain Stánwongas gróf, Exon. Th. 498, 24; Rä. 88, 6

fird-wǽn

Similar entry: fyrd-wǽn

mearc-waed

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Dele, and see mearc-pæþ

rǽd-wægn

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seolh-wæd

(n.)
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seolh-wæd, (?), -pæð (?). l. seolh-pæþ.
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The facsimile reprint of the codex Vercellensis has seolhpaðu

wæl-gæst

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-gæst, wǽl-gæst ?
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wæl-hreów

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Add: (i) Se wælreuw truculentus (natrix). An. Ox. ii. 90. Wælreów cruenta, i. atrox (saevitia), An. Ox. 3301

wǽl-lic

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Dele: welicum is part of niwelicum. (?)

wær-lot

(n.)
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Before wærlotes insert Gebrægdnes, and see ge-brægden